"I regret everything."

Hoseok groaned, his hand on his head as we had made our way back home after staying up all night with my parents to party.

"And that's another reason not to drink," Jimin chuckled, chewing away at his sandwich as he pointed at Hoseok who had insisted on doing shots by himself.

"Your dad did have some good shit though," Hoseok grinned and I whacked the back of his head, handing him water and painkillers.

"Eat up, and sleep if you're able to, we can order food later," I stretched, Seokjin poking my side as I let a yell out.

He burst into chuckles at his small action, running away to the couch and I sighed.

"Hey guys!! We finally got the official statement for Harry staying locked up because he raped Y/N!"

Namjoon's cheery shout was frozen in place as he had ran from the hallway to announce himself, unaware that Jimin was sitting at the table with us.

"Oh, hey Jimin," Yoongi greeted him casually as he walked out from the bathroom, taking a seat as he started to eat away at waffles.

I couldn't bring myself to look at Jimin, my head hung low as my eyes stayed on the ground.

"I-is that t-true?" Jimin's voice cracked, his sniffles sounding through the room and I felt my own eyes start to water. "Te-tell me he's lying! Someone! Anyone! He-he can't be righ-right?"

"Jimin, wait, sit down," I heard Taehyung speak to him yet I still was unable to face him.

"You want me to sit down?! Sit down? Are you out of your mind!? I-I get that you guys didn't want to tell me, th-that's okay, but you could have at least let me know he was awful news!! Then I would have never gone to him when he called me!"

"What?" My head snapped up this time, turning to Jimin as I saw his cheeks stained with tears.

I felt like I couldn't move, yet I knew I had to pull him into my arms, I couldn't just watch him fall apart right before my eyes.

I saw Taehyung move away from Jimin only to push me towards him and I immediately stepped forward, stumbling slightly as I tugged Jimin into my hold.

"H-he called me, t-the night I was go-gone? He cal-called, saying that he was a really good friend of yours and h-he wanted to have a su-surprise for yo-you and he needed my help to plan i-it," he explained and my eyes widened.

Harry had planned it all out.

From luring Jimin in without him even knowing in a way to get to me.

"I-I didn't know his surprise for you was to h-hurt you in such a way!!" He cried out, sobs breaking free from his chest and I let his head rest over my shoulder as he clutched me. "I-I just thought you'd be really happy to have an old friend come back and want to have fun together, on-only for him to turn out li-like this?"

I tugged Jimin closer into my hold, tightening my arms around him as he cried. My hand ran through his hair, his fist clenched around my shirt as he hiccuped softly.

"Did he really do that, to you?"

Jimin's voice was light by my ear as he sniffled, rubbing his sleeve over his nose and I placed my hands over the sides of his face.

"Years ago, he did," I gave a nod, biting my lip to keep from sobbing as his lips started to tremble again. "He drugged my drink, lead me into a room in the club and-" I cut myself off, taking a sharp breath in.

"I-I'll protect you too," he hugged me firmly. "Just like you always protected me with a smile, I never could have imagined something so dark haven happened to you because you kept yourself so bright. I won't let you get hurt either," he managed a shaky smile for me and I held onto him.

"Thank you," I breathed out, my tears falling as they hit his shoulder.

"No need to thank me," he kissed my hair lightly, his arms tightly closed around my back.

"You're special to her, please don't forget that."

Taehyung's soft voice spoke up as Jungkook rested a hand over his shoulder.

"It's why she's so dominant, and I haven't seen her get so attached to anyone other than you, and even allowing you to assert a certain amount of dominance over her, she allows that," he continued on. "Even if you both were to go all the way and you stayed dominant, she'd allow it without another thought."

Jimin smiled, kissing my cheek.

"I promise I'll take good care of her."

"Not to ruin the moment or anything," Hoseok blurted out. "But don't you have that interview thing in like two hours?"

"Oh, well, fuck."

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"Have you made up your mind yet?" Taehyung rubbed my arm and I let a breath out.

"I don't think I'm going to go," I concluded.

"Are you sure? There's still time to make it if we head out now," Taehyung made sure.

"Positive, Jimin needs me and in rougher times like this, I'm not going to blow him off for my job, even if that means blowing off my career for him."

"I know you're probably rich enough to do that and all, but you are aware you have that magazine shoot as well that starts tomorrow morning?" He raised a brow at me and I blinked.

"Oh, yeah. Screw that shit too."

"Y/N-"

"Taehyung, I'm not going to either of them. Whether I look unprofessional or even lose my job, it doesn't matter to me anymore. That night when Harry came back and I was still ready to go to the meeting yet you convinced me not to?"

"Yeah?"

"That's when I realized what keeps your relationship so smooth," I smiled at him.

"Wait, why are your eyes on my relationship?"

"Taehy-"

"Jungkook's mine, bitc-"

"Taehyung," I sighed. "I'm not trying to steal your man away from you, I meant your relationship overall, because the both of you know when to put each other first and that's how value and mutual respect is shown."

"I get what you mean," he nodded. "I think you're doing great by not attending your job and staying with Jimin, I just had to make sure so that you don't cry on my shoulder later when you're jobless."

"It's reasons like this that I regret my love for you," I sighed.

"You can talk to your company tomorrow night after you've skipped both events, and then, resolve things there once and for all. If it's not clear to them that you have someone who matters more than the money, then leave the assholes for not being human and understanding."

"I don't do my job with dedication for the money, I do it because I like it and co-"

"Yeah, that's great and all," he brushed the subject off. "But you'll like doing Jimin more."

"Yo-"

"Taehyung, iM HORNY," Jungkook stomped into the room, blinking as he saw me. "Hey there, Y/N, how've you been?"

"I was doing good, and now you know just fine," I gave a thumbs up, getting up to leave the two on their own. "I'll be waiting for Jimin," I told them, not knowing why I bothered as they were too busy fucking each other with their eyes.

Stepping into Jimin's home, I walked to his room as I plopped down onto his bed while I waited for him to finish his shower. I tugged the clothes I had been wearing off as I changed into one of Jimin's flannels, finding a pair of my shorts in his closet as well as I put them on too.

I blinked, seeing several of my things all over his place just like his things were scattered at my place, grinning at how we would always leave our stuff at each other's homes.

"Baby girl?"

I froze, nearly falling down onto the ground as I heard Jimin's voice call for me.

"Y-yeah?" I turned to face him, seeing him stand in the room as he had stepped out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist, water running down over his bare chest, his torso having hickeys scattered over his skin lightly.

"I thought you were going to go to work?" He blinked at me, his hair wet as water dripped down.

"And I thought you were going to come out with no towel on."